Dec 19, 2023 · Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Below are key statistics from WHO’s Global Health Observatory. Data reported to WHO in the last 24 hours. Latest update: 19 December 2023, 09:43 am GMT-8. Tackling malaria in countries hardest hit by the disease: ministerial conference...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Health Cluster is playing a key role in improving access to essential health care services, fighting HIV/AIDS and in managing outbreaks such as yellow fever, Ebola, cholera and measles.

Health data overview for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing the latest population, life expectancy and mortality data from WHO.

After more than three decades of autocratic rule and more than a decade of social unrest and armed conflict, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) adopted a Constitution that enshrined a highly decentralized state. Democratic general elections were held for the first time in 2006 and again in 2011.

Dec 6, 2024 · Kinshasa – World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry out further investigations to determine the cause of a yet undiagnosed disease that has been reported in Panzi, a locality in Kwango province in the southwest of the country. Laboratory tests are being ...

Jun 23, 2023 · With the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Mai-Ndombe, Kasai and Tshopo, World Health Organization (WHO) is also immediately scaling up emergency health assistance to respond to the rising needs.

Jun 30, 2023 · Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with...

Jul 23, 2020 · The health zone of Rethy in Ituri province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has seen an upsurge of plague cases since June 2020. The first case, a 12-year-old girl, reported to a local health centre on 12 June experiencing a …

Oct 5, 2024 · Kinshasa – World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry out further investigations to determine the cause of a yet undiagnosed disease that has been reported in Panzi, a locality in Kwango pro.